Making your stills camera look more like a video camera

17 February 2009 Reading Time:

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I’m holed up in the Middlesbrough Central Travelodge and getting some kind of insight in to what living in halls must be like. To say the room is basic is,well, to give it more credit then it deserves. But hey, at least I have great stuff like this to look at.
[![Oooh look a mic on a stills cam](https://i1.wp.com/www.andydickinson.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-sweet-sounds-of-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-bh-photo-video-pro-audio-500x270.jpg?resize=500%2C270 "the-sweet-sounds-of-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-bh-photo-video-pro-audio")](https://i0.wp.com/www.andydickinson.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/the-sweet-sounds-of-the-canon-5d-mark-ii-bh-photo-video-pro-audio.jpg)Oooh look a mic on a stills camFrom a practical stand point it would be a bit like constantly shooting as if you are behind Tina Turners head. But I bet you never thought you’d see the day that a still’s camera had a mic on it.